4E REFLECTING ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ENGAGING IN A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
The teacher engages in reflective thinking as an individual, as a team participant, or as a school community member with the goal of improving instruction and learning for all students.
ELEMENTS AND INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE
Accuracy
INFORMATION
Overview of Domain Four
Rubric for Domain Four
ARTIFACTS
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE
EXAMPLE GOALS (S.M.A.R.T.)
GUIDING QUESTIONS
RESOURCES
ELEMENTS AND INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE
Accuracy
- The teacher assesses his or her own performance against professional standards.
- The teacher accurately assesses student performance based on various inputs and/or conditions.
- The teacher regularly uses reflection to improve future instruction.
- The teacher sets goals to improve his or her personal practice.
- The teacher documents his or her progress toward goals.
- The teacher asks for assistance to improve future teaching, when appropriate.
INFORMATION
Overview of Domain Four
Rubric for Domain Four
ARTIFACTS
- Teacher Learning Logs
- Lesson or Unit Review Checklist
- Lesson Design Review
- Professional Reading Reflection
- Lesson plans/assignments/unit plans from multiple years that show change/growth/adaptation
- PowerPoint or outline of something I presented to others
- Agenda from School Leadership Team
- Log of all leadership activities
- Documentation of sharing information or learning with staff
- Meeting or committee notes
- PLC agendas/notes
- Anything that shows how I collaborate with colleagues to improve student learning (enrichment/remediation planning, book study with applied learning, action research, etc.)
- Evidence of community involvement—planning events
- Evidence of participation in a School Data Retreat
- Evidence of participation on an interview panel
- Evidence of serving as a mentor
- List of voluntarily attended school functions (athletic events, Fun Fair, Family Reading Night, etc.)
OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE
- Participates in school activities and events as appropriate to support students and families
- Serves on school and district committees
- Participates in staff development opportunities
- Works to achieve school and district improvement goals
- Keeps track of specific situations in which he or she has participated in school or district initiatives
- Can describe or show evidence of his/her participation in district and school initiatives
EXAMPLE GOALS (S.M.A.R.T.)
- By the end of the first semester, I will become part of a new committee either at the building or district level.
- I will be in attendance and on time to 100% of all department and faculty meetings.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
- Do you subscribe to any educational research journals? Which have been most helpful to you and why?
- What opportunities do you have to share classroom research and successes with your colleagues?
- Describe your role(s) in our school and district learning community that occur outside your classroom?
RESOURCES